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Barnwell Court House (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
t and participated in the defense of Savannah under Hardee in December, 1864. The same is true of the battery known as the Mercer Artillery, commanded by Capt. A. J. Macarthy. The Troup Artillery was commanded by Captain Stanley, and after the Seven Days battles by Capt. H. H. Carlton. It participated in nearly all the great battles of the army of Northern Virginia, and gained special distinction. The Echols Light Artillery, under Capt. John H. Tiller, served on the Georgia coast. Barnwell's Light Artillery, under Capt. A. Smith Barnwell, was on duty in the same field and was part of Hardee's army during the siege of Savannah. The Bartow Artillery, under Capts. T. D. Bertody and A. C. Dunn, formed a part of the Twenty-second Georgia battalion, the sketch of which has already been given. The Massenburg battery, commanded by Capts. T. E. Massenburg and G. G. Dure, served for a time in the army of Tennessee, then was sent to Mobile and participated in the final operations
Bakers Creek (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
ere it served with distinction to the closing scene at Appomattox. A part of this battalion was at Savannah during Sherman's march to the sea and the siege of that city in December, 1864. The Cherokee Light Artillery, Capts. M. V. D. Corput and John G. Yeiser, was one of the famous batteries of the Western army. It was sent to east Tennessee in 1861; served in that department and in Kentucky in 1862; was in Mississippi in 1863, being highly complimented for its part in the battle of Baker's Creek and the siege of Vicksburg, and participated in the battle of Missionary Ridge and the Atlanta and Tennessee campaigns. White's Artillery was commanded by Capt. B. F. White. The Terrell Light Artillery, Capts. E. J. Dawson and John W. Brooks, served in the department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and was part of the force engaged in the defense of Savannah in December, 1864. It participated in the campaign of the Carolinas which closed with the capitulation of Johnston, A
Wade Hampton (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
Maj. E. C. Anderson; Capts. (A) W. D. Russell, (B) A. R. Miller, (C) J. N. Davis, (D) R. H. Wylley, (E) H. K. Harrison, (F) R. F. Jones, (G) F. W. Hopkins, (H) H. Hines, (I) J. W. Brumby, (K) L. S. Quarterman. This command was formed from the Twenty-first cavalry battalion, which served with great credit on the South Carolina coast in 1862 and 1863, and the Twenty-fourth battalion, which served on the Georgia coast. The battalions having been united in the Seventh regiment, served under Wade Hampton in Virginia. At the battle of Trevilian Station in May, 1864, its losses were very heavy; Lieutenant-Colonel McAllister was killed, Capt. Whiteford D. Russell, acting as major, was mortally wounded, and Major Anderson disabled by a wound. During the siege of Savannah in December, 1864, this regiment, commanded by Colonel Anderson, formed part of the army under Hardee. Some of the successors to the officers named in the organization were: Maj. John T. Davis, Capts. (A) E. W. Moise, (B)
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
N. Davis, (D) R. H. Wylley, (E) H. K. Harrison, (F) R. F. Jones, (G) F. W. Hopkins, (H) H. Hines, (I) J. W. Brumby, (K) L. S. Quarterman. This command was formed from the Twenty-first cavalry battalion, which served with great credit on the South Carolina coast in 1862 and 1863, and the Twenty-fourth battalion, which served on the Georgia coast. The battalions having been united in the Seventh regiment, served under Wade Hampton in Virginia. At the battle of Trevilian Station in May, 1864, ingers) had as officers: Maj. William B. White, Adjt. B. Green, Asst. Quartermaster William L. Platt; Capts. (A) W. D. Russell, (B) Jerry R. Johnson, (C) R. L. Miller, (D) W. H. Banks, (E) R. F. Jones. This battalion served for a time on the South Carolina coast, but by uniting with the Twenty-fourth battalion went to form the Seventh Georgia cavalry, which served with distinction in Virginia. William F. Laws became quartermaster of the battalion in place of Captain Platt, C. C. Bowen captain
Hilton Head (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
n which closed at Appomattox. Some of the successors to the officers at organization were Adjts. J. H. Williams and P. E. Savans, Capts. (B) John W. King and F. E. Ross, (C) W. I. Anderson and N. E. Gober. The officers of the Fourth battalion Georgia infantry, as far as they are recorded, were: Lieut.-Col. W. H. Stiles, Maj. Thomas J. Berry, Asst. Quartermaster D. N. Speer, Commissary R. H. Cannon, Surg. E. N. Calhoun, Capt. (H) M. A. Leake. This battalion served with distinction at Hilton Head and afterward was merged in the Sixtieth regiment, which see for the history of its campaigns. The roster of the Fourth battalion Georgia infantry, sharpshooters, is very imperfect. As far as can be ascertained it is as follows: Capts. (A) S. M. Jackson, (B) W. M. Carter, (C) B. M. Turner, Ensign E. W. Collins. This battalion served in the following campaigns: Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Tennessee and the Carolinas, being then consolidated with the Thirty-seventh and Fifty-fourth
Stono River (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
ion Georgia infantry had at its organization the following officers: Lieut.-Col. J. T. Reid, Maj. B. F. Hunt, Asst. Quartermaster H. S. Cranford, Adjt. J. W. Gray, Capts. (A) H. M. Lumpkin, (B) M. Y. Sexton, (C) William Holsonback, (D) Z. L. Walters, (E) John A. Hopper, (F) L. N. Jackson, (G) T. J. Paxton. The battalion served in 1862 in the department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Fifty men of the battalion under Lieuts. R. Hays and George Johnson were engaged in an affair on Stono river near Charleston, in which a Federal gunboat which had ventured past the Confederate batteries was cut off and forced to surrender. In May, 1863, the battalion went with Gist's brigade to Jackson, Miss., to reinforce Gen. J. E. Johnston, who was gathering an army with which to attempt the relief of Vicksburg. After the campaign in north Mississippi, the battalion participated in the campaigns of Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta and Nashville, and in the spring of 1865, after being
Millen (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
C. Yancey, C. H. Sanders and W. L. Conyers, (B) L. J. Glenn and William W. McDaniels, (C) T. C. Williams, (D) C. H. Camfield, W. J. Lawton, J. F. Wilson and W. A. Winn, (E) B. S. King, T. B. Cox, W. S. C. Morris, (F) William T. S. Powell and G. W. Moore, (G) J. C. Barnett and G. B. Knight, (H) W. A. Cain, (I) William Duke, (K) J. J. Floyd. The Tenth regiment of Georgia cavalry was formed in July, 1864, from seven Georgia companies of the Seventh Confederate regiment and three companies of Millen's Twentieth battalion of cavalry, under Col. V. H. Taliaferro, Lieut.-Col. F. D. Claiborne, Maj. Jesse H. Sikes; Capts. (A) E. W. Moise, (B) L. J. Smith, (C) J. H. Sikes, (D) F. E. Burke, (E) F. A. Beasley, (K) F. G. Pitt, (L) J. B. Bonner, and later S. T. Kingsbury. The Tenth regiment continued to serve in Virginia during 1864. In the spring of 1865 it took part in the campaign of the Carolinas, which ended with the capitulation of General Johnston. The Eleventh Georgia cavalry regimen
Murfreesboro (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
e Thirty-seventh was formed in part from two splendid battalions, the Third and Ninth, which had been distinguished at Murfreesboro. In Bate's brigade it shared in the Chickamauga and Chattanooga campaigns, ending with Missionary Ridge; also in the , before Bragg entered upon his campaign into Kentucky, it participated in the brilliant cavalry victory of Forrest at Murfreesboro, forming in connection with the Second Georgia cavalry the greater part of the Confederate force on that occasion. Th. H. Chapman, (I) James W. Mayo, (K) J. C. Dunlop. This regiment was, like the First Georgia cavalry, with Forrest at Murfreesboro in July, 1862. It participated subsequently in the Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and Knoxville campaigns; also in the AtlSeptember a large part of the command was surprised and captured. A detachment of the regiment served with Wheeler at Murfreesboro, at the close of 1862, and after those captured in September had been exchanged, the regiment took part in the campaig
Dalton, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
I) L. L. Elkins, (K) George Eason. The regiment served for some time in the department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, being one of the regiments engaged in the heroic defense of Battery Wagner on Morris island, near Charleston. Sent to Dalton in the spring of 1864, it participated in the Atlanta and Tennessee campaigns. In the spring of 1865, having been consolidated with the Thirty-seventh Georgia regiment and Fourth Georgia battalion of sharpshooters, it took part in the campaign ohus formed was called the Sixty-third Georgia. The regiment served as infantry and heavy artillery at Thunderbolt and Rosedew island, and two of its companies (B and K) at Battery Wagner near Charleston, in 1863. In May, 1864, it was ordered to Dalton. It served in the Atlanta campaign, being particularly distinguished at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, where it was complimented in general orders; in the Tennessee campaign, where with the First volunteer regiment it formed part of the rear gu
Goldsboro (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, surrendering with him near Goldsboro. Some of the successors to those holding office in the rof the Carolinas and surrendered with General Johnston at Goldsboro. The only recorded changes are: T. M. Brantley became cagn of the Carolinas, which closed with the surrender near Goldsboro. During its service Captain Brewster became major, and Jnston in the campaign of the Carolinas, surrendering near Goldsboro. The successors to the original officers were: Cols. Joh the campaign of the Carolinas, laying down its arms near Goldsboro, April 26, 1865. The First battalion Georgia infantry,it served in the Carolinas, surrendering with Johnston at Goldsboro. The following officers succeeded those first named: Liecipated in the campaign of the Carolinas, surrendering at Goldsboro. The Fifth Georgia cavalry regiment had the following g of 1865, and surrendered with the rest of the army near Goldsboro, April 26th. The First Georgia regiment, partisan rang
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